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Sometimes I'll ask the book writer to write a monologue, not to be performed, just as if they were notes for the character.
Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
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New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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You move just a finger, say the slightest word, something's bound to linger-be heard.
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Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on.
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